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Educational Psychology

About the Educational Psychology Concentration at Rossier

The focus of the Educational Psychology concentration is on learning, motivation, instructional technology, assessment and mental health issues in urban education. Much of the research and scholarship that guides teacher education, educational administration, and student affairs stems from the fields of educational psychology and counseling, emphasizing the importance of these fields to educational practitioners.

Faculty

Faculty expertise in this broad area expands to marriage and family therapy, school counseling, learning theory, cognitive technology, educational measurement, performance assessment, school violence, test anxiety, motivation, cross-cultural learning, human development, cognitive science, self-regulation, and social and cultural influences on the classroom.

Leading Experts

Cognitive neuroscience and the study of the brain bases of emotion

Social interaction and culture and their implications for development

Curriculum and pedagogy

Computer-based simulations and games for training and learning

The study of complex adult learning and problem-solving

Editorial Boards

American Educational Research Journal

Review of Education Research

Journal of Literacy Research

Learning Disabilities Research & Practice

Mind, Brain and Education

Fellows

American Psychological Association

Association of Applied Psychology

American Psychological Society

Association for Psychological Science

American Educational Research Association

Programs

PhD

The PhD program in Urban Education Policy includes research in the areas of learning and motivation, especially how people learn, what motivates them, what instructional and motivational strategies are most effective for individuals from different cultures, and how the social context of instruction affects learning.

EdD

The EdD program includes a focus in Educational Psychology designed for professionals in K-12, higher education, and business, military, and government organizations who seek to improve the motivation, achievement, performance, and retention of diverse learners by focusing on research and practice in the areas of learning and motivation in diverse social contexts.

Masters

The Educational Psychology concentration also included Marriage and Family Therapy. Research centered on the relationship between technology and learning is prolific in the Center for Cognitive Technology (CCT), which studies the role of new technology in the development of advanced expertise and performance motivation.